A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Willow Living Snow Fence
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: Willow living snow fences effectively trap drifting and blowing snow. They reduce vehicular accidents and consumption of winter resources, beautify the countryside and increase biodiversity.
Website:: www.esf.edu/willow
Contact:: Mary Brophy
Environmental Specialist II
NYS DOT
607-721-8138
mbrophy@dot.state.ny.us

Project Name:: Galway Tree Farm Preserve
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: This 49 acre property contains a mix of habitats including maturing Christmas tree plantations, natural forest, open field, wetland, and ponds.
Website:: www.saratogaplan.org
Contact:: Alane Chinian
Executive Director
Saratoga PLAN
518-587-5554
alane@saratogaplan.org

Project Name:: Honeycomb Preserve Management Plan
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:: The management plan includes ecological information about the property and outlines the conservation objectives for managing the land.
Website:: www.hhlt.org
Contact:: Marlo Kovacs
Land Steward
Hudson Highlands Land Trust
(845) 424-3358
Marlo.Kovacs@hhlt.org

Project Name:: Kirkwood Farm Protection Project
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Summary:: A collaboration between Willistown Conservation Trust, Delchester, Group, Inc., PA DCNR, Chester County, Willistown Township and 11 community lenders to permanently protect 324 priority acres.
Website:: www.wctrust.org
Contact:: Betsy Block
Director of Development
Willistown Conservation Trust
610-353-2562
bhb@wctrust.org

Southeastern

Project Name:: Preserving and Protecting the Environment of New River
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:: Our project and mission is to restore the New River to an ecological and economically sound river for public and commercial use.
Website:: co.onslow.nc.us/soil
Contact:: Bill Norris
Soil and Water Conservation Officer
Onslow County Soil and Water Conservation
(910) 455-4472 ext. 3

Project Name:: Collaborative Effort to Preserve Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region
Location:: Southeastern: Kentucky
Summary:: Bluegrass Conservancy and its partners are working to protect the rolling farmland, limestone rich soil, and scenic cultural beauty of the internationally recognized Bluegrass landscape.
Website:: www.bluegrassconservancy.org
Contact:: Tim DeWitt
Executive Director
Bluegrass Conservancy
(859) 255-4552
tdewitt@bluegrassconservancy.org

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Safeguarding Natural and Cultural Heritage in National Parks
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska, South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: Innovative and specialized mobile strike teams work with private and public partners throughout the country to manage harmful invasive plants on park lands.
Website:: www.nature.nps.gov/biology/invasivespecies
Contact:: Linda R. Drees
Branch Chief
National Park Service
970.225.3595
Linda_Drees@nps.gov

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: American Fork Canyon Home Rivers Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:: Trout Unlimited, a third party “Good Samaritan,” will restore abandoned mines on private property to improve trout habitat in American Fork Canyon.
Website:: www.tu.org
Contact:: Ted Fitzgerald
Project Manager, American Fork Creek
Trout Unlimited
801-465-9949
tfitzgerald@tu.org

Project Name:: Central Texas Sustainability Partnership
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Conflict over habitat for two endangered species resulted in a diverse working group able to address the needs of both the species and affected landowners.
Contact:: Steve Manning
Leon River Restoration Project
Central Texas Cattlemen's Association
254-865-2054
manning254@aol.com

Project Name:: West Branch Restoration Project, Arizona
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: West Branch landowners and Arizona Open Land Trust (now Arizona Land and Water Trust) partnered to restore and enhance wildlife habitat along the West Branch of the Santa Cruz River.
Website:: www.alwt.org
Contact:: Liz Petterson
Project Director
Arizona Land and Water Trust
520-577-8564
lpetterson@alwt.org

Project Name:: Quintana Beach County Park
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Property was acquired to develop a county park. The park has been utilized to educate the public and school groups on conservation practices and the need to conserve wetland areas.
Contact:: Darrell H. Schwebel
President
Cradle of Texas Conservancy, Inc.
(979)285-2173
dhschwebel@dow.com

Project Name:: Red Cliffs Desert Reserve
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:: The reserve provides habitat and protection for the threatened Mojave Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizi) under Washington County’s habitat conservation plan.
Website:: www.redcliffsdesertreserve.com
Contact:: Bill Mader
Administrator
Red Cliffs Desert Reserve
(435) 634-5759
info@redcliffsdesertreserve.com

Far West

Project Name:: Point Loma Ecological Reserve
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Landowners on Point Loma Peninsula joined with the U.S. Navy to establish a 650-acre Ecological Reserve Area to restore native coastal habitat.
Contact:: Laura Ball
City of San Diego
Metropolitan Wastewater Department
858-292-6417
lball@sandiego.gov

Project Name:: Olympia Oyster Restoration Project
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: A community-based effort reestablishing Washington's only native oyster restores an essential component of the marine ecosystem and builds diverse partnerships.
Website:: www.restorationfund.org
Contact:: Betsey Peabody
Executive Director
Puget Sound Restoration Fund
206-780-6947
betsy@restorationfund.org

Project Name:: Brake Pad Partnership
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Working together, the Partners are developing the science needed to understand the potential role of automobile brake pads in surface water quality and develop responses as needed.
Website:: www.suscon.org/brakepad/index.asp
Contact:: Connie Liao
Project Manager
Sustainable Conservation
415-977-0380 x336
cliao@suscon.org

Project Name:: Landscape level conservation in Southern California
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Habitat fragmentation has created a hot spot of species endangerment. Multiple species HCPs with multiple partners are creating connectivity for species conservation using innovative approaches.
Website:: www.werc.usgs.gov/hcp/
Contact:: Dr. Robert N. Fisher
Principal Investigator
US Geological Survey
858-637-6882
rfisher@usgs.gov

Project Name:: Northern Nevada Stewardship Group
Location:: Far West: Nevada
Summary:: Sagebrush ecosystem restoration and sustainable mining.
Contact:: Helen Hankins
BLM Field Manager
Bureau of Land Management
775-753-0200
Helen_Hankins@nv.blm.gov

Project Name:: Restoration of Migratory Fish Habitat Through Dam Removal and Fish Passage
Location:: Far West: California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Washington, DC, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Connecticut
Summary:: In 2001 American Rivers and the NOAA CRP began a partnership to cooperatively provide financial and technical assistance to local communities for dam removal and fish passage projects.
Website:: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/projects_programs/crp/partners/americanrivers.html
Contact:: Elizabeth Maclin
Director
American Rivers—Rivers Unplugged Campaign
202-347-7550
emaclin@americanrivers.org

National

Project Name:: Critters Pocket Guide Series
Location:: National
Summary:: Critters field guides have been distributed to over 232,000 students in 10 states nationwide through interactive field and classroom programs.
Website:: www.wildlifeforever.org
Contact:: Brett Richardson
Grants and Information Coordinator
Wildlife Forever
763.253.0222
brichardson@wildlifeforever.org

Project Name:: National Network of Forest Practitioners
Location:: National
Summary:: An alliance of rural people working to build a forest economy that is ecologically sound & socially just. An information clearinghouse, & a place for people to meet, learn, & make their voices heard.
Website:: www.nnfp.org
Contact:: Thomas Brendler
Executive Director
National Network of Forest Practitioners
401-273-6507
thomas@nnfp.org

Current Conservation Programs